In Paris, the largest Picasso museum in the world has reopened

Paris - In Paris, after a five-year renovation, the largest museum in the world dedicated to Spanish painter and sculptor Pablo Picasso opened to the public today. The museum has amassed nearly 5,000 works by the man who is regarded as the greatest painter of the 20th century. The grand opening, attended by President François Hollande, took place on the day of Pablo Picasso's posthumous birthday, who was born on October 25, 1881, in Málaga and died in 1973 in France.
    The exhibition space of the Picasso Museum in the city center has more than doubled to 3,600 m². The creators of the new exhibition have established three visitor circuits that present Picasso's work both chronologically and thematically. The museum expects to attract a million visitors annually.
    The renovation was accompanied by disputes. Construction deadlines were not met, leading to tensions that resulted in a change of museum management. The original budget was exceeded, with final costs rising to at least 43 million euros (1.2 billion crowns). According to French websites, the majority of the money was paid by the museum itself, which is expected to self-finance 61 percent of its operations. It primarily generates income by organizing exhibitions around the world.